<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SINGAPORE (Sept 16): Singapore Exchange (SGX) has been named the best exchange for foreign exchange (FX) at the FX Markets e-FX Awards 2020.&nbsp;</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The award followed voting by banks, dealers, brokers, and currency managers in the Asia Pacific region.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The awards, which recognise the best-in-class in electronic FX trading around the world, have been running for 18 years.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>SGX took home the “Best FX Exchange in Asia” and “Best FX Clearing House in Asia” awards in 2018 and 2019 respectively.</p></div>

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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has been named the best exchange for foreign exchange (FX) at the FX Markets e-FX Awards 2020. 

The award followed voting by banks, dealers, brokers, and currency managers in the Asia Pacific region.

SGX wins 'Best Exchange for FX' at FX Markets e-FX Awards 2020

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Inmates placed under the house arrest will wear monitoring devices to track their locations after the Bill is passed in Parliament, Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.

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